Which to use
“relação” is a noun and “relatar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #381
- “relação” frequency rank
- #11,954
- “relatar” frequency rank
- 12335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relação | relatar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relacionamento | narrar, mencionar, referir |
Letter map: relação vs relatar
Shared letters muted; letters that set relação and relatar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. relação (CVCVCVV) and relatar (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - relação and relatar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: relação is anoun and relataraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relação is recorded at frequency rank #381, classified as anoun. relatar is at rank #11,954, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.lɐ.ˈtaɾ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12335, this pair ranks #60,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of relação vs relatar
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "relação": oãç. Private to "relatar": t.
"relação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "relatar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relatar ← erlatar · realtar · relaatr · relatarr · relatra · relattar · rellatar · reltaar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relação" and "relatar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "relação" vs "relatar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "relação" and "relatar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "relação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relatar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relação" and "relatar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reatar vs relatar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #60,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.